Stolen pickup truck containing the ashes of owner's daughter returned after search

Tramino/iStock(TAMPA, Fla.) -- Some 500 friends and loved ones of Nicolle Butler gathered last weekend for a funeral to remember the 27-year-old first grade teacher who died in a motorcycle accident.

Collapsed deck in New Jersey injures at least 21

Ahmad Austin/The Press of Atlantic City(ATLANTIC CITY, NJ) -- The deck of a New Jersey home collapsed around 6 p.m. on Saturday, injuring at least 21 people, according to ABC Philadelphia station WPVI-TV.

High school students gift new clothes to bullied classmate in video

Twann Lovee/Facebook(MEMPHIS, Tenn.) -- A Memphis high school student who was bullied for wearing the same thing day after day has a new set of clothes and sneakers thanks to the generosity of two of his classmates.

Homeless man reunites with dog in heartwarming video

Memphis Animal Services(MEMPHIS, Tenn.) -- It had been weeks since Anthony Rogers last saw his beloved dog, Bobo. Rogers, an artist who is currently homeless in the Memphis area, had been on the streets with Bobo before...

Tracking Tropical Storm Humberto off the Southeast coast as storms threaten the Midwest and Northeast

ABC News(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) -- Tropical Storm Humberto is forecast to strengthen over the next few days but should stay offshore -- preventing significant impacts to the southeastern U.S. As of Saturday morning the...

Emilie Richardson/ABC News(CHICAGO) -- Kobe Richardson rolled up his pant leg to show where the bullets had torn through his flesh. His leg looked mangled, even after three years of healing. "I was shot 14 times and left...

1 Dead, 2 injured in shooting at Seattle light-rail station

ABC News(SEATTLE) -- One person is dead and two others have been injured in a shooting at a light-rail station in downtown Seattle, authorities say. Seattle police say they're looking for suspects. Responding officers...

Psychic ordered to pay $1.6 million back to victim and spend 40 months in prison

iStock(NEW YORK) -- A woman who allegedly claimed that she was able lift curses as a result of a God-given power is now facing a court-issued judgement. She was ordered to pay $1.6 million in restitution after being found...

iStock(CARLISLE, Ohio) -- A former Ohio high school cheerleader who was charged with killing her newborn daughter and burying the baby in her family's backyard has avoided prison time. One day after Brooke Skyler...

Gun deaths of St. Louis children rise to 22 as 3-year-old shoots self in head

iStock(ST. LOUIS) -- A 3-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed himself in the St. Louis area, bringing the total number of children killed in gun-related incidents in the St. Louis metropolitan area to 22 so far this...

16-Year-old arrested for making shooting threat at Florida school

iStock(ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.) -- A Florida high school student was arrested Thursday after saying he would shoot up his school -- marking the latest scare just weeks after back-to-back mass shooting at a Texas Walmart and...

Houston officer shot, suspect killed during 'chaotic' crime spree

KTRK(HOUSTON) -- A violent night of crime in Houston left one officer hospitalized, a suspect dead and three other people victims of separate robberies, including a priest who begged on his knees to be spared, police said....

aijohn784/iStock(GRAND ISLES, Fla.) -- A man using Google Earth to have a look around his old property ended up spotting something unusual -- sparking a chain of events that led to the remains of a person who disappeared...

danchooalex/iStock(PADDOCK LAKE, Wis.) -- Authorities in Wisconsin are investigating whether a large-scale operation by two brothers allegedly making illegal THC-infused vape cartridges could be connected to recent...

Courtesy Benny Friedman(NEW YORK) -- A 26-year-old man has been arrested and charged with a hate crime in connection to an attack on a 63-year-old Jewish man in a Brooklyn, New York park, police said Thursday. Oniel...

Stony Brook professor allegedly stole more than $200K in cancer research funds

Kativ/iStock(STONY BROOK, N.Y.) -- A Stony Brook University professor was indicted for stealing upward of $200,000 in cancer research funds, authorities said Thursday. Geoffrey Girnun, 48, is an associate professor in the...

Hot air balloon makes hard landing, one woman seriously hurt: Police

MICHELANGELOBOY/iStock(LAS VEGAS) -- A hot air balloon made a hard landing near Las Vegas on Thursday, seriously hurting one person, officials said. The pilot and four passengers were ejected from the basket when the...

California moves to block police from using facial recognition in body cams

dlewis33/iStock(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) -- California lawmakers are moving to put a ban on police officers using facial recognition technology in body cameras, arguing in a bill that the technology infringes on privacy and...

Record flooding strikes Midwest as tropical storm could be forming in the Bahamas

ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Nearly a foot of rain fell in parts of South Dakota, southwestern Minneapolis and northern Iowa in the last two days, producing record flash flooding on some of the rivers there. There were also two...

Felicity Huffman sentenced to 14 days in prison for 'Varsity Blues' college scam

Kuzma/iStock(BOSTON) -- Desperate Housewives star Felicity Huffman is set to be sentenced on Friday for federal crimes stemming from the massive "Varsity Blues" college entrance scam, and prosecutors are asking a judge to...